After shuttering several licensed Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) in Cagayan, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) warned non-compliant online gaming licensees and their service providers to register and pay taxes or face closure. BIR PHOTO In a statement Wednesday, Feb. 23, the bureau...
The newly enacted Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) taxation law has generated P1.22 billion in additional revenue during its initial months of implementation, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) reported. Signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in September 2021, Republic Act (RA) 11590 or...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has directed the government’s two main tax agencies to further fortify their respective systems against hacking and other cyber threats amid increasing number of scams perpetrated online against financial consumers. Dominguez said the Bureau of Internal...
A massive warehouse in Nueva Ecija with the size of five basketball courts was raided recently by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for illegally operating as a printing facility for counterfeit cigarette labels and packaging materials. In a statement, the BIR Tobacco Strike Team said the...
The Duterte administration’s revenue effort since it took office emerged as the highest among different presidential terms in over two decades, the Department of Finance (DOF) boasted. In a report to Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III by the DOF’s Domestic Finance Group (DFG), it said...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) ordered on Friday, Jan. 28, all its regional directors and other field officials to utilize video conferencing as an alternative mode to face-to-face investigation of administrative cases. (Photo from Pixabay) BIR Commissioner Caesar R. Dulay issued Revenue...
The Bureau of the Internal Revenue (BIR), the government’s main tax agency, has missed its collection target last year, the Department of Finance (DOF) reported on Friday, Jan. 28. Citing preliminary reports from the BIR, the DOF said the bureau collected P2.07 trillion from January to December...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has partnered with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and MyEG for a payment service that allows taxpayers to pay their tax dues online. 58503 In a statement released by MyEG on Tuesday, Jan. 11, the electronic solutions firm announced that the BIR is...
Owners of former network giant ABS-CBN face a congressional inquiry in connection with the operations of its digital service firm Big Dipper, but that is if Deputy Speaker and Sagip Partylist Rep. Rodante Marcoleta succeeds in his Senate bid. Rep. Rodante Marcoleta Marcoleta played a major role in...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said Friday, Dec. 24, that taxpayers affected by the killer typhoon "Odette" may file returns and pay the corresponding taxes at the nearest authorized agent banks (AABs), or to revenue collection officer (RCO), regardless of the revenue district office...
The Duterte administration’s budget deficit registered only a marginal increase last November owing to improved revenue collections, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. The national government incurred a P128.7 billion fiscal gap last month, up by only 0.33 percent compared with P128.3...
The Paranaque City government ranked Top 2 among all the local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) for efficient revenue collection for fiscal year 2020. Mayor Edwin Olivarez commended City Treasurer Anthony Pulmano for surpassing the collection of P5.6-billion locally...
